Geometry package for Monte Carlo simulations on CAD files

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 525, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 417-420

  Borglund, N ^a   Eriksson, J ^b   Fumero, E ^a   Kjall P ^b   Martensson L ^a   Orsholm, C ^a   Sikora, T ^a  

^a Savantic AB   (Sweden)

^b Elekta AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CAD; Computer Aided Design; Monte Carlo simulations

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION; OPTIMIZATION; VISUALIZATION;

COMPLEX GEOMETRIC SYSTEMS; GEOMETRY PACKAGE;

NUCLEAR PHYSICS;

EID: 3342993462     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.03.107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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